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650 Respondents

Updated: 2:03 p.m.

VOTE BY GENDER	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Male (51%)	57%	-7	41%		1%
Female (49%)	58%	+4	38%		1%

VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
White Men (48%)	59%	n/a	39%		1%
White Women (47%)	57%	n/a	39%		1%
Non-White Men (2%)	*	n/a	*		*
Non-White Women (2%)	*	n/a	*		*

VOTE BY RACE	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
White (95%)	58%	n/a	39%		1%
African-American (2%)	*	n/a	*		*
Latino (1%)	*	n/a	*		*
Asian (1%)	*	n/a	*		*
Other (2%)	*	n/a	*		*

VOTE BY AGE	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
18-29 (21%)	52%	-9	43%		2%
30-44 (23%)	69%	+8	29%		1%
45-59 (33%)	61%	+8	38%		2%
60 and Older (22%)	43%	-18	51%		1%

VOTE BY AGE	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
18-64 (85%)	60%	+2	37%		1%
65 and Older (15%)	39%	-21	56%		1%

VOTE BY INCOME	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Under $15,000 (12%)	45%	n/a	51%		4%
$15-30,000 (23%)	51%	n/a	45%		2%
$30-50,000 (26%)	57%	n/a	41%		2%
$50-75,000 (20%)	66%	n/a	30%		1%
$75-100,000 (9%)	61%	n/a	38%		1%
$100-150,000 (6%)	*	n/a	*		*
$150-200,000 (3%)	*	n/a	*		*
$200,000 or More (1%)	*	n/a	*		*

VOTE BY INCOME	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Less Than $50,000 (61%)	53%	n/a	44%		2%
$50,000 or More (39%)	64%	n/a	33%		1%

VOTE BY INCOME	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Less Than $100,000 (90%)	57%	n/a	41%		2%
$100,000 or More (10%)	64%	n/a	33%		1%

VOTE BY PARTY ID	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Democrat (32%)	21%	+6	78%		1%
Republican (39%)	95%	+1	3%		1%
Independent (29%)	46%	-10	46%		3%

VOTE BY IDEOLOGY	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Liberal (18%)	19%	+0	77%		1%
Moderate (46%)	49%	-5	48%		2%
Conservative (36%)	86%	+0	11%		1%

VOTE BY RELIGION	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Protestant (54%)	69%	+2	27%		2%
Catholic (24%)	56%	-4	43%		1%
Jewish (1%)	*	n/a	*		*
Other (7%)	*	n/a	*		*
None (15%)	25%	-10	70%		1%

ARE YOU A WHITE CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANT?	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Yes (20%)	90%	n/a	6%		1%
No (80%)	49%	n/a	48%		2%

WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN?	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Yes (29%)	78%	n/a	19%		1%
No (71%)	49%	n/a	48%		2%

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Today (5%)	*	n/a	*		*
Last Three Days (4%)	*	n/a	*		*
Last Week (3%)	*	n/a	*		*
Last Month (10%)	43%	n/a	44%		6%
Before That (79%)	60%	n/a	39%		1%

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Today/Last 3 Days (8%)	49%	n/a	41%		4%
Earlier Than That (92%)	58%	n/a	39%		1%

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Within the Last Week (11%)	53%	n/a	39%		3%
Earlier Than That (89%)	58%	n/a	40%		1%

YOUR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT WAS MOSTLY...	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
For Your Candidate (66%)	67%	n/a	31%		1%
Against His Opponent (31%)	37%	n/a	60%		3%

HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Strongly Approve (34%)	94%	n/a	6%		1%
Somewhat Approve (25%)	87%	n/a	12%		1%
Somewhat Disapprove (12%)	30%	n/a	64%		4%
Strongly Disapprove (29%)	2%	n/a	92%		2%

HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Approve (56%)	91%	n/a	8%		1%
Disapprove (39%)	10%	n/a	84%		2%

FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Better (32%)	85%	+49	13%		1%
Worse (26%)	20%	-55	74%		2%
Same (41%)	59%	-8	37%		2%

DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Strongly Approve (30%)	96%	n/a	3%		1%
Somewhat Approve (24%)	85%	n/a	15%		0%
Somewhat Disapprove (16%)	30%	n/a	64%		3%
Strongly Disapprove (28%)	8%	n/a	84%		2%

DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Approve (52%)	91%	n/a	8%		1%
Disapprove (42%)	16%	n/a	77%		2%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Big Cities (-)	*	n/a	*		*
Smaller Cities (24%)	42%	n/a	56%		1%
Suburbs (7%)	*	n/a	*		*
Small Towns (13%)	68%	n/a	32%		1%
Rural (57%)	62%	n/a	35%		2%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Urban (24%)	42%	n/a	56%		1%
Suburban (7%)	*	n/a	*		*
Rural (69%)	63%	n/a	34%		1%

VOTE BY REGION	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Urban West (31%)	47%	n/a	48%		2%
Rural West (38%)	62%	n/a	37%		1%
Eastern Montana (31%)	61%	n/a	36%		1%

VOTE FOR GOVERNOR	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Democrat (52%)	26%	n/a	71%		2%
Republican (45%)	94%	n/a	4%		1%

VOTE FOR U.S. HOUSE	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Democrat (35%)	9%	n/a	86%		2%
Republican (65%)	84%	-8	14%		1%

VOTE ON INITIATIVE 96	BUSH			KERRY		NADER
TOTAL	2004	2000	2004		2004
Yes (65%)	76%	n/a	22%		1%
No (35%)	24%	n/a	72%		2%